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Every situation is different and depends on each variable. Lindsay and your colleague may have great childcare, love their jobs and have supportive husbands. That makes working alot easier to manage. I have great childcare, a supportive husband but a job I'm not quite digging right now, so its do-able, but not enjoyable. If I had not had complete confidence in my childcare, I would have quit my job a long time ago.

But you're right, behind the scenes, no matter how much support you have, being a working mom is never as easy as it looks. I have a colleague who doesn't have children ask me often "how I do it." I always tell her, "It's all a facade...behind the scenes, I'm really a mess..."

I think your point about not comparing ourselves to the celeb working moms is a great one. But funny, when I saw that Lindsey came back after having a baby, I was kind of excited. I am a fan of hers and think it's great that while she does not have to keep playing -- she has won enough, made enough money, etc -- she still has it in her.

(Maybe I just like seeing other type A working moms out there:)